Tri 1 english lit

What was Beowulf based on?

early folk legends, some Celtic and some Scandinavian

Beowulf means

bear

Shild

traveled to Denmark alone, abandoned child, but changed his fate. Lived to be rich and much honored

Beo

Shild's son, Healfdane's father

\________________ build the future, wisely open- handed in \__________.

Young men/ peace

When shild died they laid him near...

the mast of a treasure- filled boat

Healfdane

\-Beo's son-Hrothgar's father

who did yrs marry?

Onela

Onela

King of Sweden

Beowulf tells them to leave their \_____________ as a sign of glory

Weapons

Beowulf wants to fight Grendel with

his hands

Higlac

Beowulf's uncle, king of the Geats

Edgetho

Beowulf's father

Hrothgar

saved Edgetho's life

Grendel growls in pain

pain that is more emotional than physical

The Danes sing of the beginning of things

this reference tells us that the beowulf poet was a christian or at least understood the Bible

Grendel

* was spawned not born
* bears the seed of cain
* forever joyless

How many people does Grendel kill on his 1st attack?

30

Why does Hrothgar weep?

for he fears this is the beginning of the end

How many winters does Grendel rule for?

12

What is Grendel referred to as?

"That shadow of death"

Brecca

Beowulf's childhood friend, whom he had a swimming match with

Where does Beowulf land after the swimming match?

Finnish soil

Welthow thanks \______ when saluting Beowulf

God

Grendel is immune to....

the Geats sword

After Beowulf kills Grendel what does he do?

hangs Grendel's arm from the rafters

Who does Grendel's mother kill?

Hrothgar's best friend

What does Grendel's mother attack Beowulf with?

a bloody dagger

Beowulf is saved by his

mail shirt

Hrunting

Sword given to Beowulf by Unferth to use to fight Grendel's mother

Beowulf cuts off Grendel's head to

bring it back to the Danes

50 years later, what final task does Beowulf face?

He and eleven warriors must fight a dragon, who became enraged when a slave stole a cup that was left by the last man of a dying race

Wiglaf

Helps Beowulf fight the dragon whilst all the others run away

Beowulf asks for this to be made in his honor

a tower

What are the 3 things Beowulf gives to his successor

mail shirt, rings, necklace

12 of the bravest Geats

ride around Beowulf's tower

"Never was there a man...

so open to his people"

There are \____ witches at the beginning of Macbeth

3

the witches provide a \__________ element in the play

supernatural

Banquo

* Macbeth's best friend
* comments on the witches beards
* has a line of 8 kings

King Sweno, Macdonwald, and Cawdor

all defeated by Macbeth

Bloody Captain

* prevented Malcom from being captured
* tells Duncan of Macbeths first two victories

Cawdor

he was a traitor and executed but also remorseful

The witches predict Macbeth that will become...

thane of Glamis, thane of Cawdor and the king

Sweno

King of Norway

Fair is foul and foul is fair

everything is not what it seems to be

The witches punish a sea captain because his wife

refuses to give him chestnuts

the sea captain is punished with

no sleep

Malcom

Prince of Cumberland

Lady Macbeth learns about the witches and prophecies in a \_________.

letter

Macbeth calls his wife my dearest partner in \________

greatness

When lady Macbeth learns of Duncan's visit, she asks the spirits to \________ her

unsex

Lady Macbeth tells her husband to look like an innocent flower but be the \_______ under it

serpent

When Lady Macbeth meets Duncan she treats him with

false love

Duncan uses \___________ when speaking of Macbeth

planting

Fleance

Banquo's son

Prior to killing Duncan, Macbeth thinks he saw a

dagger

Lady Macbeth

* Wife of Macbeth
* brought the dagger back to Duncan's room
* took her own life

According to Lady Macbeth, who does Duncan look like?

her father

Where is Macbeth crowned?

Scone

Duncan

- doesn't attend Macbeth's coronation

Macbeth fears killing Duncan because he may teach

bloody instructions

Donalbain

Goes to Ireland after his father's death (Duncan's death)

Why does Macbeth kill the guards?

they might have saw him kill Duncan

What is Macbeth's tragic flaw?

ambition

The porter say drink brings on ...

nose painting, sleep and urine

Lady Macbeth Quote

Wash your hands, put on your night gown, look not so pale

Duncan Quote

go pronounce his present death/ and with his former title greet Macbeth

Lennox Quote

Men must not walk so late

Banquo Quote

thou has it now: king, Cawdor, Glamis... and I fear thou play'dst most folly for it

Macduff quote

no cousin ill go to fife

Witches quote

when shall thee meet again?

Donalbain quote

There's daggers in men's smiles

Malcom quote

nothing in this life became him like the leaving it

Macbeth quote

I am in blood stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more, returning were as tedious as go o'er

Angus states that men fight for Macbeth out of

obligation, not love

Macduff goes to \____________ in order to raise an army

England

Edward

is a king with a healing touch

Lady Macduff's son asks her

what is a traitor?

None of woman born shall harm Macbeth

Second apparition (Bloody child)

Young Siward

* Siward's son
* murdered by Macbeth

Macbeth has almost forgot

the taste of fears

Lennox

tells Macbeth that macduff has gone to England

Beware Macduff! Beware the Thane of Fife!

First Apparition (armed head)

Malcolm

* states for each Englishman should bear a bough before himself
* King directly after Macbeth

Malcolm tests Macduff because

he thinks macduff might be trying to lure him back to Scotland

Who was ripped from his mother's womb?

Macduff

Lady Macduff

is angry at her husband because she thinks he abandoned the family

Lady Macbeth asks if all the perfumes of Arabia will not \___________ this little hand

sweeten

The witches refer to Macbeth as

something wicked

the new Scottish king makes all the thanes

earls

Seyton

the loyal attendant of Macbeth who informs him that lady Macbeth is dead

When the doctor can't cure lady Macbeth, Macbeth states that they should

throw physic to the dogs

Which murders does Lady Macbeth allude to in the sleepwalking scene?

Duncan, Banquo and Lady Macduff

Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him.

apparition 3 (Child with tree branch)

Macduff cuts off

Macbeth's head

Ross

tells Macduff his family has been murdered

Lady Macbeth is seen by the gentle woman and the doctor

walking and talking in her sleep

The English will send \__________ troops to topple Macbeth

10,000

Monk

* owns a stable of horses
* liked fat swan roasted whole
* preferred the world's more spacious way
* fur lined sleeves